Worcs seamer picked over Mark Wood and Chris Woakes‘It’s an amazing feeling, a dream come true’ says Tongue
Josh Tongue has been parachuted straight into the England team for the first Test of the summer against Ireland on Thursday, with the Worcestershire seamer set to make his debut after edging Mark Wood and Chris Woakes out of the side.
England’s head coach, Brendon McCullum, described Tongue as “a big strong lad” who “bowls quite fast and has some real skills” after watching him in action during the team’s first training session of the summer on Monday. After their second, McCullum broke the news to Tongue that he would play against Ireland.
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